Health

The use of cellphones at the kitchen is dangerous as it can lead to fire explosion, the Ghana National Fire Services (GNFS) has cautioned.   Assistant Chief Fire Officer (ACFOI), Madam Doris Lamptey, the Tema GNFS Commander in an interview, told the Ghana News Agency that, there were some micro …

The “public sector” has less than one month stock of condoms as of March, Dr Stephen Ayisi Addo, Programme Manager, National AIDS/Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) Control, has said.   This is because Government has not purchased for the first quarter of 2022.   “As at last month, we had less …

A new study conducted by the Kintampo Health Research Centre (KHRC) in the Bono East Region, has revealed that inhaling smoke from firewood contributes to hypertension, pneumonia, and disruption of lung functioning. The study, titled: “Ghana Randomised Air Pollution Health Study (GRAPHS)”, was initiated by the centre in 2013, to …

A research finding by the Center for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) – Water Research Institute (WRI) and Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (EAWAG) has revealed that about 920, 000 persons in Northern Ghana are exposed to fluoride contaminated water. The report said most of the population …

The Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH) seeks to become the centre of excellence in tertiary health care delivery, including nephrological services, in Ghana. Given this broader institutional goal, the Hospital strives amidst difficulties to serve its teaming clients with the best care required. Each year, the TTH sees over 100,000 clients, …

Wilson Kwaku Bodeh, constituency chairman for the New Patriotic Party in the Twifo Ati-Morkwa constituency of the central region is reported to have allegedly assaulted his polling station chairman Ebenezer Teteh when Teteh, the victim went to his (constituency Chairman) house to collect Gh850 for work done for him. Ebenezer …

The Chief Executive Officer of the Awareness Healthcare Centre in Ghana, Dr Samuel Ato Duncan, has revealed that some influential people in the country and some Scientists want him dead for discovering a cure for HIV/AIDS. According to him, people are hunting him to stop him from making public the …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says data from the Finance Ministry puts the total expenditure so far in the fight to contain the coronavirus disease at GH¢17.7 billion. This amount represents 4.6 percent of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP). This was made known by the President on Wednesday, March …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has admitted that his flagship health programme, which is aimed at building a total of 111 district and regional hospitals across the length and breadth of the country, was ambitious. The programme christened ‘Agenda 111’ was announced at the peak of the fight against the …

Residents of about 82 towns and villages in the Nkwanta North District of the Oti Region are excited as the District Chief Executive (DCE), Mr. Kidignang Nawungma William played an instrumental roles leading to the commissioning of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) office in the Nkwanta North District to …